It appears that LSU’s Les Miles, TCU’s Gary Patterson and Boise’s Chris Peterson are not interested in the job and turned it down. Although, Miles remains the only one made public.

Petersen had a press conference yesterday, and he did not sound like a man who would take another position soon, although no one asked him about other positions. We’re not sure if the Boise media was directed not to ask Petersen about other open jobs, or whether they just didn’t ask him. It had to have been the former.

Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy is still on the big board, as he has supposedly talked to his team about speaking with Arkansas and Tennessee officials.

The coach gaining more momentum right now is Baylor head coach Art Briles. Baylor finished the season by knocking off Gundy’s Oklahoma State team 41-34. However, Briles signed an extension at Baylor today. So, it looks like he’s now off the list.

Mike Gundy seems to be the prevailing favorite for the job at this time.

The big news out of Auburn is that it appears Kirby Smart has emerged as a real contender for the job. Smart, of course, is arguably the top defensive coordinator in the country at Bama, and it would certainly add a twist to the Bama-Auburn rivalry – but what horrible timing for the Tide’s preparation for Notre Dame. Smart has been waiting on the ‘right’ job, and if offered, this just may be it.

As a tennessee fan I hope it is Strong. However, I am not completely convinced that Gruden is not still in consideration. Neither Gruden nor Hart have said anything about the situation. Anyone remember the Saban/Alabama ordeal?

Ugg. Seriously – people are still talking about Gruden. HE DOESN’T WANT THE JOB. Don’t know what the man has to do to let people know he’s happy making millions of dollars a year for 17 nights of work.

Strong is out of Louisville I believe – and I think he’d be asmart hire for either Auburn or UT.